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Capital Area Intermediate Unit
Capital Region Counselors Association
October 4, 2011
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Capital Region Counselors Association
Welcome and Introductions / Districts Represented: CAIU, Dauphin County Tech, Halifax, Northern, Cumberland Perry, Mechanicsburg, West Shore, Lower Dauphin, Harrisburg, SusquehannaAnnouncements and Upcoming Events /
- IU 13 Regional Workshop at Elizabethtown College, Tuesday, October 25. Keynote speaker on child and adolescent psychiatry.
- CBHMP - Service Fair November 17 at the Farm Show Complex. Will also come to schools to talk about available services.
- Partnership for Career Development
- Educator in the Workplace - October 11 at Caring Place
- Career Education Exchange - October 13
- GIS Day - HACC Midtown - November 16
- Caring Place Grief Awareness Day - November 17 -Contact Caring Place for information
- PSCA Conference - November 30 to December 3.
- Dauphin County Technical School Open House - November 3, 2011 from 5:30 to 8:00 PM - Open to the Public
Professional Development Day - Tuesday, February 7, 2011 /
- Small subcommittee began planning a professional development day for network school counselors.
- Investigating sponsorship opportunities through UTI or another source.
- Recommended having laptops available for social networking session.
- Suggested topics included:
- Pennsylvania Companion Guide to the ASCA Model
- Free poverty workshop from Milton Hershey School
- Social Networking
Professional Development Planning Committee / November
- Children and Youth
- Promising Practices - Needs Assessment and Data Collection
- CBHMP?
- Promising Practices
Updates from PSCA - Danielle Schultz /
- See the link below for updates, contact information, and survey:
- Danielle is collecting items for a regional basket for the conference. Bring items to the next Network meeting on November 1 around the theme of Relaxation.
- To subscribe to theCapital Region Counselor Associationwebsiteby email clickhere.
Mary Ann Havalchak, Program Manager of Prevention Education, YWCA of Greater Harrisburg /
- Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence services - funded county by county
- Variety of Services Available
- Counseling
- Prevention Education in classrooms
- Body Awareness in grades K, 3, 5
- Stranger Danger
- Court Mandated services for visitation
- Legal center for custody issues
- Childrens' Research Center - Polyclinic Hospital
- Veteran's Program - employment assistance
- Shelter - housing for women and children up to 30 days
- Support groups for students at school
- 10 One Hour sessions on healthy relationships
- 4th grade and up
- 6 to 10 students
- Brochures about healthy relationships
- Contact information: 1-800-654-1211
Promising Practices - Career Cafe K12 /
Leveled Break-Out Sessions
Elementary Counselors / Career development:
- Lakeshore Career Puzzles: Ask about students interests, have them choose a puzzle to put together, ask why they chose that one and what they that person does
- PHEAA: Career information, downloadables are available on-line:
- Career “I” statements by standards/grades are available
- May be used as a needs assessment
- Howard B Wigglebottom Series
- Topics include: bullying, listening, making the best of something, telling the truth
- Website has animated books, lesson plans, catchy songs
- YWCA Programs
- Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a Big Deal by Jeanie Franz Ransom
- Reinforced with game: Squeal or No Squeal
- Discussed using concepts/skills from “How is your motor running” and Superflex: a Superhero Social Thinking Curriculum for the whole classroom
- Video journal and review
- Red Flag Behaviors: what do you do that triggers inappropriate behaviors of others?
Middle School Counselors
High School Counselors
Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 / Topics:
- Children and Youth Services - Kristen Johnson, Dauphin County Children and Youth Services
- Promising Practices - Needs Assessments and Data Collection - Jocelyn Kraus
David Colestock